Chapter 13 Mario turned around and his gaze fell on Eloise's pale smile. The ward was so quiet that you could hear the sound of the droplets falling. "Idiot, he suddenly said." Eloise was taken aback, "What?" "I said, Mario repeated slowly, his eyes sharp as knives, "you are a fool." Eloise widened her eyes, a hint of color finally appearing on her pale face: "Mario, you-" "Letting people draw blood without resistance? Being bullied without fighting back? He sneered, pointing with his slender fingers at the needle marks on her arm. "What else do you call it if not stupidity?" Eloise was so angry that her fingers were trembling. She was about to retort, but he interrupted her. "Lie down, he said, pressing her shoulder with one hand, forcing her back onto the pillow. "Rest." His palm was very warm, and the temperature could be felt through the thin hospital gown. Eloise looked up at him and found that his eyes were filled with emotions she couldn't understand. "This matter, he let go of her hand, turned around and picked up his suit jacket, "I will handle." The sound of the door closing was very soft, but it made Eloise's heart skip a beat. In the top floor office of the Nygard Group, Mario slammed a stack of documents on the table. "Did you find out?" Kody Mullins, the assistant, pushed his glasses up and said, "Ronald did indeed call for Rh- negative blood from the central hospital last month, citing 'medical emergency' as the reason. 288 Vouche The timing coincides with the needle marks on Ms. Patnick's arm." Mario's eyes instantly turned cold. "Also, Kody continued, "Vincent, Leonel, and Tobias have been in frequent contact with the stable manager recently. Before Ms. Patnick fell off the horse, surveillance footage captured them tampering with the feed in the stables." The pen broke in half between Mario's fingers. He was about to speak when his phone suddenly vibrated. A notification popped up on the screen - Explosive news! Ms. Patnick seduced the Nygard Group heir in retaliation against her ex- lover. The picture shows Eloise and Mario locking eyes at the banquet, but it was maliciously photoshopped to look like they were gazing lovingly at each other. Mario sneered and dialed the phone number of the PR Department. "Three things," he said. "First, sue the media that published false news." "Second, prepare for the press conference." "Thirdly, he looked out the window, his voice as cold as ice, "Take out the things I asked you to collect before." That afternoon, the elite circle of Los Angeles exploded. Mario rarely attended a press conference, standing smartly in front of the camera in a suit. Reporters clamored to ask, "Mr. Nygard, regarding the rumors of Ms. Patnick using you to retaliate against Mr. Kobeck..." "My fiancée, he interrupted the reporter, his voice not loud but firm, "is nobody else's business." The whole audience was in an uproar. Following that, the Nygard Group official WeChat account released a series of evidence. Cecilia forged the original certificate of University of Cambridge, she embezzled the Patnick family's resources with transfer records, and even had recordings of her privately insulting Ronald. Public opinion reversed in an instant. Eloise leaned against the hospital bed, watching the messages on her phone refresh frantically, a slight smile playing on her lips. The door of the ward was pushed open, and Mario walked in, throwing a thicker file into her arms. "Being bullied and just keeping quiet? he raised an eyebrow, mocking, "When did Ms. Patnick become so spineless?" Eloise opened the file and found more detailed information about Cecilia inside. Including evidence of her intimate photos with her ex-boyfriend and large gambling debts. "Mr. Nygard, is this...? She looked up, a mischievous glint in her eyes, "Teaching me how to seek revenge?" Mario looked down at her and asked, "Are you going to study or not?" Eloise laughed. She picked up her phone and anonymously posted the most explosive information on various social media platforms. In less than an hour, "Cecilia rolls out of the wealthy circle" surged to the top of the trending topic. In the meeting room of the Kobeck Group, Ronald angrily smashed the tablet. "Eloise, that bitch! he exclaimed, his eyes burning with anger. "How dare she frame Cecilia!" Vincent frowned as he looked at the trending topic: "These pieces of evidence don't seem to be forged..." "Shut up! Ronald grabbed his collar, "Cecilia was framed! It must be a plot by Eloise and Mario together!" Tobias suddenly spoke, "Mario seems to have been planning to acquire a piece of land in the west of the city recently." The three of them exchanged a glance and instantly understood each other's thoughts. "Since they were not kind, Leonel pushed his glasses up, the lenses flashing with a cold light, "don't blame us for not being just." Chapter 13 288 Vouchers That evening, the Kobeck Group, the Bristow Group, the Dester Group, and the Griffith Group all announced the termination of a cooperation with the Nygard Group. It is also reported that the four banks are working together to freeze Mario's liquid assets. When Eloise heard the news, Mario was in the study having a video conference. She walked in with a cup of coffee and heard him calmly strategize, "Sell off our bonds in Europe, withdraw the funds...yes, at all costs." After the screen went dark, the room was eerily quiet. Eloise placed the coffee in front of him: "Do you need help from the Patnick family?" Mario looked up at her and asked, "How do you want to help?" "I have three mineral deposits under my name, she said softly, "that can be liquidated at any time." Mario was stunned for a moment, then suddenly smiled. 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